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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Mustard, Mustart, Mustar, n. Also: mous-, mowstard; mus-, mostert; muster. [ME. and e.m.E. most- (1289), mustard (114th c.), -tart (a 1300), OF. mous-, mostarde (F. moutarde).] Mustard.(a) ? 14.. Edinb. B. Rec. I. 238.
Of a birdin of mustard … j quadrant 1514 Exch. R. XIV. 3.
ij ferlotas senapii dicti le mustard 1613 Conv. Burghs II. 428.
With fresch and poulderit beif … with mustard thairto 1665 Lauder Jrnl. 68.
Moustard(b) a1500 Henr. III. 152/73.
Myngit with mysdirt and with mustart [: hairt, fart, parte] 1512 Household Bk. Jas. IV 19 a.
Item for i pek mustart xvi d. 1594 Skipper's Acc. (Morton) 3 a.
For mostert 1597–8 Household Bks. Jas. VI 16 Feb.
Mustert 1599 Ib. 23 Sept.
Fyue vnce dredgie and Frensche mustart 1679 Sc. Ant. IX. 109.
Sentfor mustert 14/0.(c) c1500 Makc. MS. xiii. 29.
Hoc senapium, mustar 1597–8 Household Bks. Jas. VI 1 Mar.
In beir melk muster

b. Attrib. with cog, dish, mortar, stoup, yaird, and in Mustard-seid, -stane.(1) 1598 Black Bk. Taymouth 333.
Burde liddis for flesche fattis … mustard coigis — 1669 Boyd Fam. P. No. 293 (15 Apr.).
As to the acompt of your money I think, I sent it in the mustard dish — 1666 Edinb. Test. LXXII. 194.
Ane timber mustard morter with ane pistoll — 1636 Ib. LVII. 279 b.
Twa saltfattis and ane mustard stoup(2) 1490 Paisley B. Rec. 265.
Et le mustard yard 1542 Reg. Cupar A. II. 210. c 1563 Reg. Panmure I. cxlvii.
Towardis the mowstard yard … for that of lait thear did grow thear mowstard 1642 Reg. Great S. 390/1.
Hortum vocatum the mustard-yaird